close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, wide and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased clear leader, ridden and every chance when hung left entering final 2f, one pace inside final furlong
led and soon clear, pushed along and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and pressed entering final 2f, headed inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, never a factor
in touch, weakened over 1f out
raced wide in touch, headway when short of room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
DUCHESS OF AVON (NAP) has run well twice of this mark since opening her account over track and trip in June. She looks to be on an upward curve and could be the answer to the day’s feature ahead of Chelmsford third Water Diviner, who also likes it here. Majestic Mac is a consistent-but-luckless individual but makes more appeal than the other three-year-old Forseti. Of the older horses, Medieval and Poetic Force have decent each-way claims with the latter one of four saddled by Tony Carroll. Key Player has a big weight to carry but should also be in the firing-line granted luck in-running.
Key Player 7-1 (9-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Big Storm Coming (9-6) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
De Vegas Kid (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Held up in mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Star Shield (9-12) at Doncaster 1m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Poetic Force (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never a threat, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Star Shield (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Medieval (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 13, 7l behind Light And Dark (8-13) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Chased leader, weakened under 2f out, last of 12, 23 3/4l behind Salam Zayed (8-9) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Pour La Victoire (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, soon prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 14 1/4l behind Star Shield (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Forseti 8-11fav (9-10) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead when edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 7f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Luna Princess (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Roller 7-1 (9-13) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 8l behind Bring Us Paradise (8-11) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Water Diviner (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Astonished (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Majestic Mac 7-2 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway near side of group 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Marshal Dan (9-11) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Hedging (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Incentive (10-0) at Ffos Las 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Duchess Of Avon 7-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway to chase clear winner over 3f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Trulee Scrumptious (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
